Tom Palazzolo Movies

  • 1970
    Your Astronauts

    Your Astronauts

    Your Astronauts

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    On August 13, 1969 thousands of Chicagolandians flocked to downtown Chicago to get a glimpse of the first humans on the Moon (Neil A. Armstrong,...

    Your Astronauts
  • 1974
    Jerry's

    Jerry's

    Jerry's

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    JERRY'S DELI is a testament to a bygone era when shrieking lunatics could run successful (even popular) businesses. Shot on film-stock leftover from...

    Jerry's
  • 1980
    Murder in a Mist

    Murder in a Mist

    Murder in a Mist

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    Lisa Gottlieb's Oscar-winning spoof of misogynist film noir.

    Murder in a Mist
  • 1994
    I Married a Munchkin

    I Married a Munchkin

    I Married a Munchkin

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    Chesterton, Indiana's annual WIZARD OF OZ parade (as well as their many Oz-themed festivities) provides the backdrop for I MARRIED A MUNCHKIN, Tom...

    I Married a Munchkin
  • 1967
    The Tattooed Lady of Riverview

    The Tattooed Lady of Riverview

    The Tattooed Lady of Riverview

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    "The once teeming Riverview Park was shut down in 1967 (with Tom Palazzolo on hand to document the bitter end). The Tattooed Lady of Riverview is a...

    The Tattooed Lady of Riverview
  • 1970
    Lily's World of Wax

    Lily's World of Wax

    Lily's World of Wax

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    Lillie Santangelo had for most of the 20th century owned and operated a wax museum at New York's Coney Island. She leads us on a final tour, just...

    Lily's World of Wax
  • 1967
    Bride Unveiled

    Bride Unveiled

    Bride Unveiled

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    Palazzolo's cameras are there as Mayor Richard Daley reveals the Picasso gifted to the city from the famed artist. Nicknamed "the Bride" and bad...

    Bride Unveiled
  • 1973
    Love It, Leave It

    Love It, Leave It

    Love It, Leave It

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    A 14-minute almanac of Midwestern America and its funky Americana at the end of the Love Generation, Love It / Leave It begins with proudly naked...

    Love It, Leave It
  • 1978
    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

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    A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar.

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest
  • 1967
    Tattooed Lady of Riverview

    Tattooed Lady of Riverview

    Tattooed Lady of Riverview

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    Tattooed Lady of Riverview

    Tattooed Lady of Riverview
  • 1976
    Sneakin' and Peekin'

    Sneakin' and Peekin'

    Sneakin' and Peekin'

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    We traveled to Indiana back roads to see and shoot the annual Miss Nude Universe Contest held at a “notorious” nudist camp. They wanted...

    Sneakin' and Peekin'
  • 1976
    Gay for a Day

    Gay for a Day

    Gay for a Day

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    A music and costume filled portrayal of the 1976 Gay Pride Parade by filmmaker Tom Palazzolo. All is fun and games until a bystander hurls an egg at...

    Gay for a Day
  • 1966
    He

    He

    He

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    Surreal film melding documentary footage of Chicago and its residents, featuring fast paced montage sequences set against a rollicking 1960s musical...

    He
  • 1983
    Caligari's Cure

    Caligari's Cure

    Caligari's Cure

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    “(T)he difficulty with which an adult represents his own childhood--let alone another's--is the running gag of Tom Palazzolo's Caligari's Cure....

    Caligari's Cure
  • 1968
    Campaign

    Campaign

    Campaign

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    Chicago was the host for the 1968 Democratic Convention, and the surrounding hype and horror that resulted. Mayor Daley called out the cops on the...

    Campaign
  • 2012
    Vivian Maier Photographer

    Vivian Maier Photographer

    Vivian Maier Photographer

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    Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo turns his lens to film a very different portrait of Vivian Maier, the mysterious Chicago photographer whose work was...

    Vivian Maier Photographer
  • 1990
    Added Lessons

    Added Lessons

    Added Lessons

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    ADDED LESSONS is an absurdist fever dream that follows young Francis (Liam Hayes) as he's bounced between maternal demands, burgeoning sexual...

    Added Lessons
  • 1980
    It's This Way at Deel Ford

    It's This Way at Deel Ford

    It's This Way at Deel Ford

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    A behind-the-scenes look at a local car commercial.

    It's This Way at Deel Ford
  • 1967
    O

    O

    O

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    16mm short film at the Riverview Circus.

    O
  • 1990
    Hey Girls

    Hey Girls

    Hey Girls

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    Based on a comic Heather McAdams created for the Chicago Reader, the short comedic film was made by Tom Palazzolo's 1990 film production class at the...

    Hey Girls